Attachment for chairs.



PATENTED JUNE 16, 1903.

M. YVOUNG'. ATTACHMENT FOR cums- 'APP LIUATION FILED HAY 12 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES i atented .l'une 16, 1903. F

HENRY MASON YOUNG, OF ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS.

' ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIRS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 731,148, dated June 16, 1903.

Application filed May 12, 1902. fierial No. 106,853. (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY MAsoN YOUNG, a citiZen-of-"the'United States, residing at St. Charles, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to attachments for chairs, and is particularly directed to the production of a device designed to be used in theaters and other places of public assembly which shall afford a hanger for hats, coats, &c., and a glass for toilet purposes.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention and forming a partof this specification, Figure 1 is a front view of my device when not in use. Fig. 2 is a central transverse sectional view of the parts in the position of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front view showing the device in position. for use. Fig. 4 is a central transverse sectional view of the parts in position of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective viewof the device for operating the mirror. 1

In the drawings the reference-letter A indicates the rear face of the back of a chair or seat, such as is commonly used in theaters, to which my device is adapted to be attached.

The attachment comprises a rectangular frame 1 of suitable size adapted to be fastened to the rear wall of the back of a chair by any suitable means, the frame preferably being an open skeleton frame, although it may have a suitable back plate, if desired. The frame is provided at its lower edge with suitable bearings a, which receive a rod or pintle 1), upon which a flap or shelf 2 is pivoted at its lower edge by means of suitable boxes 0. The boxes are provided with rearwardlyextending lugs 3 to act as stops against the under edge of the frame 1, whereby the shelf will not open below the general horizontal position. A coil-spring d surrounds the rod, with one end bearing against the frame and its opposite end bearing against the shelf and tending to hold the latter in its raised or closed position. The shelf has a suitable handle 4 at its top, which preferably is curved rearwardly to extend over the top of the frame, with which it may suitably engage, if desired. The handle is provided upon its outer surface with a projection 5 in the form in Fig. 5;

of a button or disk constructed of any suitable material, such as plush, through which a hat-pin may be passed. The shelf is preferably bowed outwardly, so as to form a diskshaped receptacle 6 when turned down to operative position. The panel 7 is hinged at its upper edge within the frame and carries a mirror 8. A suitable finger or projection 9 is pivoted to swing upon the rod 1) by means of a collar 6, provided with a lateral lug f, which enters a notch g in one of the boxes 0, as shown The notch is somewhat elongated, so that the box 0 does not operate upon the lug until the shelf has descended part way, when the further downward movement of the shelf causes the finger 9 to swing outwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 4:, so that the mirror is caused to assume an angular position to accommodate the person in the rear seat. When the shelf is turned up, the pressure is removed from the finger and the mirror will then force the finger back to place.

The shelf or closure will serve as a rest or receptacle for gloves, &c., and as a hook or hanger for hats and wraps, while the mirror will afford means for women to adjust their hats and fix their hair. The button or proplace for hat-pins. If at any time during the occupancy of the attachment a person wishes to pass in front of the user, the shelf or fiap will automatically close up out of the way upon the removal of the hats or wraps, it being understood that the spring-hinge will not operate the closure when the hat or Wrap is hanging thereon. The folding up of the closure or shelf will force the mirror back to its place.

The shelf or closure is preferably provided on its rear face with a pocket, formed by a partition 10, to afford secure lodgment for seat-checks, (to.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In an attachment for chairs, a frame adapted to be secured to the back thereof, a shelf pivoted to the frame at its lower edge,

a spring tending to normally close the shelf upon the frame, and a panel carrying a mirror hinged at its upper edge to the frame and means intermediate the shelf and panel and adapted to project the panel by the opening of the shelf. 7

2. In an attachment for chairs, a frame adapted to be secured to the back thereof, a

shelf pivoted to the frame at its lower edge by a suitable spring-hinge, a handle at the upper edge of the shelf,a panel provided with a mirror and pivoted at its upper edge to the frame, and a projection on the shelf adapted toswing the mirror on its pivot when the shelf is lowered.

3. An attachment for chairs comprising a 

